Mexico Revolution Funds Hearing Reveals 1911 Contributions
The Senate committee investigating Mexican conditions heard testimony on 1911 contributions to the revolutionary fund. A New Orleans agent admitted handling a $30,000 check linked to a Yucatan firm. Freija claimed shipments of arms and supplies to the Madero faction with Washington approval. The witness cited possible connections to U.S. interests and questioned contributors. Also, Joseph McGrath seeks a Mobile Alabama license to sell liquor at a restaurant on No. 8 Street.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Fernanija
Yucatan
Pino Suarez
Viccent of
Mexico
Freija
William Alden Smith
Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Reija
Washington
Senor Pino
Smith
Committee On
Edward Malone Seeks Retail Liquor License in Mobile Alabama
Edward Malone applies to the Honorable Excise Commission of Mobile for a license to sell at retail spirituous and malt liquors at No 7 Street in Mobile Alabama. The notice indicates regulatory action and public filing with the city commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McGrath
Excise Commission
Mobile
Alabama
Street
Mo- Peper
Edward Malone
Mobdilé
Captain Johnson dies heroically as Rosecrans crew saved
Astoria report says Captain Johnson stayed at his post in the pilot house directing crew after the Rosecrans wrecked at the Columbia mouth. He died after a breaking spar split his leg. Fred Peters survived by clinging to a plank for five hours before reaching shore.
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Astoria
Ore
Rosecrans
Columbia
Fred Peters
Tioga
Peters
Johnson
Captain Johnson
Marooned Inspectors Rescued After Island Wreck
San Diego Cal Jan 9 The cruiser Denver arrived with immigration inspectors Dan S Kuykendall and Gus T Jones and Andrew Basil who were marooned on a barren island after a storm wrecked three boats on Saturday. Four men died Ettore Gerolani engineer of the launch Elizabeth perished in the wreck. Jones and Kuykendall reported their ordeal.
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San Diego
Cal
Denver
Dan S. Kuykendall
Gus T. Jones
Andrew Basil
Ettore Gerolani
Elizabeth
Jones
Kuykendall
Adrianople Front Standoff Persists in Telegram Reports
London dispatches from January 9 describe fresh Turkish instructions to delegates in London proposing new terms on the Thracean frontier. Military authorities approve the ideas, but there is no sign of retreat on Adrianople. Sofia notes Savoff pressed for surrender while Noradunghian Effendi hoped for a peace within a week.
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London
Constantinople
The
Times
Noradunghian Effendi
the Times
Adrianople
Daneff
Rechad Pasha
Romania
Turkey
Sofia
Nazim Pasha
Saroff
Patterson Withdraws From Senate Contest
Former Governor Malcolm R. Patterson announced his withdrawal as Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Nashville. The move aimed to promote party harmony and aid the election of a regular Democrat, leaving multiple opponents including K D McKellar and John Allison to contest the seat. The conference drew 41 Democratic legislators.
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Nashville
Tenn
Malcolm R. Patterson
United States
Patterson
Census Bureau reports eighth cotton ginning of season
Washington reports the eighth Census Bureau ginning tally showing 12,919,257 bales ginned before January 1. The report compares past years with percentages of crop ginned to date, noting round bales and Sea Island counts, and provides official figures for 1908 1909 and earlier years.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Tennessee Labor Federation Elects Officers and Marries Couple
The Tennessee Federation of Labor elected officers in Nashville led by President W. P. Cashel with six vice presidents including P. O. Croce and N. J. Crowley. A highlight of the closing session was the marriage of Knoxville coal miner Thomas M. Gann to Mrs. Ethel Neeley in the convention hall.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Federation of Labor Today
W. P. Cashel
P. O. Croce
Memphis
N. J. Crowley
Chattanooga
Theodore Bachman
Henry Humphries
Knoxville
E. H. Whitson
Martin
L. H. Petty
Jackson
John McKinney
Thomas M. Gann
Ethel Neeley
London Mystery Soldier Found Dead in Chair
Detected a death in London with a filed report noting the body found seated in a chair. Authorities investigate potential causes and context surrounding the incident as details remain scarce.
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London
W. N. Miller
Chancery Notice in Mobile over Crichton Lumber Company dispute
In Chancery at Mobile Alabama notice is given of an order in the suit Crichton Lumber Company complainant versus Maher Lyle et al defendants. The order requires named defendants over 21 and non residents to plead answer or demur by January 28 1913 and to publish notice weekly for four weeks in The Mobile Item. Earlier order lists property descriptions in Mobile County and heirs or representatives to be served.
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A. M. Barrilli
Catherine Wood
John M. Brown
William Reynolds
Wylie B. Brown
Wylie Brown
Merrill S. Sewall
John Mason
David Rust
Thomas Richardson, Jr
Thomas Richardson
Jonathan Hunt
Adon Smith
Sidney Smith
J. Hunt
Adams
Delia Smith Johnson
Harlan Page Smith
Jonah Dayton Smith
H. Hunt
Louise Johnson
Clarence Johnson
Dayton Smith
Adon N. Smith
Arthur Smith
Delia Smith
Laurea Maxwell Smith
Maxwell Smith
Hope L. Smith
Effie C. Smith
Martha Smith
J. Hunt Smith
Cornelia Smith
Ella Starkey
Edith Reed
Louise F. Wheeler
Jonah D. F Smith
Margaret Adams
William Adams
Arthur G. Adams
Charlotte L. Adams
Mary Adams
Anna N. Adams
Elizabeth C. Adams
Margaret L. Howley
Alabama
State of
Mobile County
Dauphin Street
Mobile and Bay Shore Railroad Company
William Kelly
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company
Mobile Bay Shore Railroad Company
Minnie Boyles
Crichton Lumber Company
Dauphin Way
Andrew and
Mary Zimlich
Zimlich
Mobile Item
Mobile
Carl Holzborn
Register
Ala
Anna Louise Strickland
Oscar I. Strickland
Court of Chancery
Southwestern
Chancery
Texas
Moonshiner Battle Reported Near Mount Airy
News from Mount Airy North Carolina reports a clash in the Blue Ridge foothills twenty miles west of town Tuesday night when a moonshine gang attacked men identified as J. Mardraker and T. W. Da. The deputies were whipped and comrade released according to local reports.
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Mount Airy
N. C
Blue Ridge Mountains
Here
J. Mardraker
T. W
Dee Walsh Among Browns Prospects in 1918 Spring
Nashville dispatch notes four Southern League players headed to the St Louis Browns next season to compete for major league spots. Dee Walsh is listed as a Mobile shortstop among a youth‑driven plan, with George Stovall prioritizing speedy youngsters and training at Waco, Texas.
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Nashville
St. Louie Browns
Jack Johnson
Wilt McAllester
Billikens
Mike Balenti
Chattanooga
George Stovall
Browns
Stovall
Los Angeles
Hedges
George
West Baden
Hot Springs
Waco
Tex
Jack Powell
Jimmy Stephens
Bobby Wallace
Powell
Stephens
Wallace
Browne
Naval Stores Company Ordered to Trial in Savannah
The United States circuit court of appeals overruled demurrers in the case of the government against the American Naval Stores Company, ordering the case to trial on its merits in Savannah. The Peninsular and Union Naval Bloes companies were stricken for lack of evidence linking them to the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
United States Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
American Naval Stores Company
Naval Stores Trust
Peninsular
Union Naval Bloes
Secretary Wilson Teaches Agents In Agriculture
Washington January 9 Acting as a schoolmaster Secretary of Agriculture Wilson demonstrated farm demonstration work to 150 county agents, the first class in northern states. He traced how Southern programs under Dr. Knapp boosted farm prediction and outlined training by the department for year long sessions through June 21 with daily expert addresses on farm problems.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
A. Knapp
Department of Agriculture
Johnson Denies Accusation in Breathitt County Case
In Winchester Kentucky on January 9 Andrew Johnson a noted figure denies an accusation raised by the widow and daughter of former Sheriff Ed Callahan of Breathitt County. The report notes Johnson’s firm denial amid local inquiries and political tension.
Loss to Citrus Growers Sets $25 Million Benchmark
In Los Angeles on January 9 a census of opinion fixed the three day freeze loss to citrus growers at 25 million dollars with conservative estimates of 25 million and other estimates reaching 40 million. Oranges rose 50 cents per box in the wholesale market and grapefruit gained 25 cents a box.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Earl G. Dezell
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
American Forestry Association names officers
Washington Jan 9 Officers of the American Forestry Association were elected. Notable executives include Henry 8. Drinker as president and Joseph N. Neal as vice president. The roster lists leaders from Oregon, Pennsylvania, Harvard, University of Toronto, and the Interior Department among others. Secretary Fisher announced a large Western water power company agreed to government supervision of rates after lengthy talks with the interior department.
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Washington
American Forestry Association
Henry 8. Drinker
Lehigh University
Joseph N. Neal
Oregon Conservation Commission
Joshua L. Bailey
Pennsylvania
Frederick L. Delano
Wabash Railroad Company
Charles W. Eliot
Emeritua
Harvard University
B. BE. Fer~how
University of Toronto
Walter L. Fisher
Interior Department
Asbury F. Lever
South Carolina
Army Canteen Restoration Urged in Congress
Washington January 9 Secretary Stimson Surgeon General Torney Brigadier General Witherspoon and Representative Bartholdt of Missouri testified before the House Military Affairs Committee urging Bartholdt's bill to restore the army canteen. Stimson said conditions worsened since the sale of beer and light wines at posts was halted.
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Washington
Stimson
Torney
Witherspoon
Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
House Military Affairs Committee
Bartholdt
Liner Philadelphia Battles Terrific Gale Off Queenstown
The liner Philadelphia, sailing from Southampton to New York, fought a severe storm off Roches Point near Queenstown Ireland. Since 11 this morning it has tried without success to enter the harbor. no passengers or mail can be shipped to America.
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Queenstown
Ireland
Phiadelphia
Southampton
New York
Philadelphia
Roches Point
America
Louisiana Congressman Proposes 1915 Battle of New Orleans Memorial
Representative Dupre of Louisiana introduces a bill to celebrate the centennial of the Battle of New Orleans on January 8 1915. The measure calls for a permanent memorial and an appropriation of 250 090 to fund a nine member commission chaired by a Louisiana citizen.
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Washington
Jan
Dupre
Louisiana
New Orleans
Puppies Skin Grafts Aid Burned Boy in St Louis
Skin from the stomachs of eight puppies has been grafted on the legs of Ralph Kerls, a 7-year-old boy, who was burned when his clothing caught fire on December 6. The procedure covers most injuries, and five more dogs are to be sacrificed for additional skin.
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ST. Louis
Ralph Kerls
Nashville gala marks Hermitage centennial style ball
The Hermitage Association held its annual ball in Nashville celebrating a ninety ninth anniversary. Notable attendees included Mrs. Will Cummin Storey of New York and Miss Mary Murfree, who writes under the pen name Charles Egbert Chaadoun.
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Nashville
Tenn
New Orleans
Hermitage Association
Will Cummin Storey
New York
St Mary Murfree
Charles Egbert Chaadoun
Honor Dead Fireman Jim Serda Seen At Theatre Fire
President R B duMont of the Underwriter Salvage Corps ordered the flag on their building lowered to half mast in respect to Fireman Jim Serda who died in the theatre fire.
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R. B. duMont
Underwriter Salvage Corps
Jim Serda
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Santa Barbara
Magnolia Compress & Warehouse Co
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Thos
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United States Soil Survey
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Baldwin County
Yeend Bros
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Lloyd Station
Bay Shore R. R
Dog River
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Mobile Truck & Draying Co
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Calvert
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Crichton
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C. ©. Meux
Mobile Business College
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the Rosecrans
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